Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com> writes: > It looks as if Martin will be the main person wanting it back now, > then. If it helps performance, I'm happy to accommodate your changes. I was mainly asking for a rationale, and yes, I've ignored the earlier discussion on that as well. Fred's rationale is convincing, so I don't longer want the constructor back. Regards, Martin